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How about this Whaler. Why would putting the UConn campus downtown be a bad thing? They already have some student housing on Temple St that I believe is for UHart so I'm not sure how hard it would be to build more in one of the many vacant buildings in Hartford. I never understand the logic of people who constantly want to bash Hartford and anything that city may try to do to revitalize itself. If the university wanted to move to Rentschler the costs would be highet (I'm guessing here) than fixing up the current WH branch.
There's a larger goal here for the state and UConn in moving the campus. They're looking at New Haven and seeing the value of having college students in a city and how it can revitalize a city. Yes, the branch campus is not Yale nor does it have on campus living but do you truly believe that can't change if the campus is downtown? Moving it to East Hartford solves absolutely nothing and requires the building of an entire campus. Plus no one would live there. Moving to Hartford requires renovating a preexisting structure and possibly revitalizing a once great city.
I lived in Hartford for three years and WH for 4 before meeting my wife and moving into her place in Southington so you can call me a valid observer...
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Something some people don't even realize---Hartford was a great city. It was one of the very best cities in the country. There was no better place to be. Restoring it is a priority IMO and putting people back in the city is the best way to do it. Hartford defines Central and North Central CT. A thriving and hip Hartford would put CT back on the map. Building stuff and then hoping people show up is putting the cart before the horse. Frankly, I'd see if UCONN could make the Hartford branch a 7 day per week operation just to keep people downtown. Once people notice life when they go downtown, they'll start coming back.